{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-81a.530","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 81A.530","heading":"Authorization for, procedures for, and effects of annexation of a city with","body":"population of less than 1,000 by an adjoining city with a population of 1,000 or\nmore.\n(1) When any city with a population equal to or greater than one thousand (1,000) and a\ncity with a population of less than one thousand (1,000) have a common boundary,\nand it is determined by the legislative body of the city with a population of less than\none thousand (1,000) and of the adjoining city with a population equal to or greater\nthan one thousand (1,000) that the entire area of the city with a population of less\nthan one thousand (1,000) can be better served by the adjoining city, the entire area\nof the city with a population of less than one thousand (1,000) may be annexed to\nthe adjoining city and the city once annexed shall be dissolved after the enactment\nof identical ordinances by each legislative body according to the provisions of this\nsection.\n(2) The ordinances declaring the annexation shall include but not be limited to t he\nfollowing:\n(a) A statement of the financial consideration, if any, between the two (2) cities\nregarding the area of the city being annexed and the terms of any financial\narrangements;\n(b) The resolution of any taxes or revenues from the area of the city  being\nannexed;\n(c) A statement of the land use or the zoning regulations that would be applicable\nto the area of the city being annexed if planning and zoning is in effect\npursuant to KRS Chapter 100 in either city; and\n(d) The date that the annexation of  the city being annexed by the adjoining city\nwould be effective, which shall not be more than one (1) year after the date on\nwhich the last of the identical ordinances is adopted.\n(3) In order for the annexation to be completed, either of the following pr ocedures shall\nbe followed and concluded:\n(a) Prior to the effective date of the annexation of the area of the city being\nannexed into the adjoining city, a petition in support of the annexation,\ncontaining a number of signatures of residents in the area o f the city being\nannexed that is not less than fifty -one percent (51%) of the number of\nregistered voters in the area of that city, shall be submitted to the county clerk\nof the county in which the city being annexed is located. The county clerk\nshall within ten (10) working days of receipt of the petition notify each city of\nthe validity of each signature and address on the petition; or\n(b) An election shall be held to determine the desire of the voters in the city being\nannexed. An election shall be held at a regular election. The qualifications of\nvoters and all other matters in regard to the election shall be governed by the\ngeneral election laws. The question shall be submitted in substantially the\nfollowing form: \"Are you in favor of annexing the city of _______ into the\ncity of _______ and dissolving the city of _______? Yes_____ No_____\".\n(4) If the requisite number of signatures is verified by the county clerk as provided in\nsubsection (3)(a) of this section, or if a majority of the legal votes cast at the\nelection in the city proposing to be annexed favors the annexation, the annexation\nshall proceed and become effective, and the city being annexed shall be dissolved at\nthe date provided in the identical ordinances adopted by the legislative bodies o f\nboth cities upon the enactment by the legislative body of the adjoining city of an\nordinance accepting the annexation of the city being annexed.\n(5) All assets of the city being annexed existing on the date of annexation shall become\nthe property of the annexing city. Any indebtedness for which the city being\nannexed is liable on the date of annexation shall be assumed by the annexing city,\nso that after annexation the burden of taxation shall be uniform throughout the area\nof the two (2) cities.\n(6) The enactment of ordinances by each city shall be pursuant to KRS 83A.060.\n(7) The authority for the annexation of the city being annexed shall be exclusive of the\nprovisions of KRS 81A.440.\n(8) In addition to other public notice requirements, the annexing cit y shall comply with\nthe provisions of KRS 81A.470, but shall not be required to comply with the\nprovisions of KRS 81A.475. The city clerk of the city being annexed shall, within\nsixty (60) days after the effective date of the dissolution of that city, give  written\nnotice of the dissolution and the date of the dissolution to the Secretary of State who\nshall properly index and file the notice and date as a permanent record in the\nsecretary's office.\n(9) The area of the city being annexed shall assume the local option status of the city by\nwhich it is being annexed.\n(10) For the purposes of this section, the city population shall be determined by using the\npopulations contained in the most recent federal decennial census.","path":["KRS Chapter 81A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=43592","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:42Z","sha256":"33c50470d617c695e22338163d2785627d70886af89a735d2ea3039a8fe7ff2e","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-81a.520","next":"us-ky/krs-81a.532"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}